play truant

play truant

To absent oneself or leave early from school or work when one would normally be required to be there. Primarily heard in UK. I was so restless and bored at work that I decided to play truant after lunch.Hey, Jim and I are playing truant from school on Friday, do you want to come with us?That's the last time you play truant, mister! From now on, I'm dropping you to school every morning!

He accused the Labour Government of being obsessed with higher education and that children who were bored with the academic emphasis of the classroom were more likely to play truant and subsequently fall foul of the law.

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